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Everybody's Choice
JESUS (PBUH) NO. 3!
Hart placing the Prophet of Islam as No. 1, has naturally pleased the
Muslims. But his choice has shocked the Non-Muslims, more specially the
Jews and the Christians, who consider this as an affront. What? Jesus (pbuh)
No. 3 and Moses (pbuh) No. 40! This is for them very difficult to stomach,
but what says Hart? let us hear his arguments -
SINCE THERE ARE ROUGHLY TWICE AS MANY CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD, IT
MAY INITIALLY SEEM STRANGE THAT MUHAMMAD HAS BEEN RANKED HIGHER THEN
JESUS.
THERE ARE TWO PRINCIPAL REASONS FOR THAT DECISION.
FIRST, MUHUMMAD PLAYED A FAR MORE IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF ISLAM THEN JESUS DID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIANITY.
ALTHOUGH JESUS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAIN ETHICAL AND MORAL PRECEPTS
OF CHRISTIANITY (INSOFAR AS THESE DIFFERED FROM JUDAISM), ST. PAUL WAS
THE MAIN DEVELOPER OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY, ITS PRINCIPLE PRSELYTIZER,
AND THE AUTHOR OF A LARGE PORTION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
MUHAMMAD, HOWEVER, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH THE THEOLOGY OF ISLAM
AND ITS MAIN ETHICAL AND MORAL PRINCIPLES.
IN ADDITION, HE PLAYED THE KEY ROLE IN PROSELYTIZING THE NEW FAITH,
AND IN ESTABLISHING THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF ISLAM.
{Michael H. Hart in his book - "THE 100" page38/39}
PAUL THE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIANITY
According to Hart, the honor for founding Christianity is to be shared
between Jesus (pbuh) and St. Paul. The latter he believes to be the real
founder of Christianity.
I cannot help agreeing with Hart. Out of the total of 27 books of the
New Testament, more then half is authored by Paul. As opposed to Paul,
the Master has not written a single word of the twenty seven books. If
you can lay your hands on what is called "A Red Letter Bible," you will find every word alleged to have been uttered by jesus (pbuh)
- in red ink and the rest in normal black ink. Don't be shocked to find
that in this so called "Injeel." the Gospel of Jesus over ninety
percent of the 27 Books of the New Testament is printed in black ink!
This is the candid Christian confession on what they call the "Injeel." In any confrontation with Christian missionaries you will find them quoting
one hundred percent form Paul.
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